Day 94: Renting the Empty Lot Next Door
In Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Marcelino (A), who runs a busy weekend restaurant, calls on his neighbor Don Leobardo (B; don is a respectful title), who owns the empty lot next door.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
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A
Don Leobardo, vengo pensando en su terreno desde hace meses: los fines de semana ya no hay dónde estacionarse.
Don Leobardo, I've been thinking about your lot for months: on weekends there's nowhere left to park.
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B
Ya me lo imaginaba, pero le aviso que no lo vendo: era de mi papá.
I thought as much, but I'm warning you I won't sell it: it was my dad's.
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A
No, quiero rentárselo como estacionamiento, solo sábados y domingos. Le ofrezco cinco mil al mes.
No, I want to rent it from you as a parking lot, just Saturdays and Sundays. I'll offer you five thousand a month.
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B
Es poco. Un señor de Querétaro, cuyo hijo organiza bodas aquí, anda buscando un predio así.
That's not much. A man from Querétaro, whose son organizes weddings here, is looking for a plot like this.
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A
Le subo a siete mil, pero el portón ya no cierra, lo cual es un riesgo para mis clientes.
I'll go up to seven thousand, but the gate doesn't close anymore, which is a risk for my customers.
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B
Siete mil, trato hecho. Pero a mí el portón no me hace falta: el arreglo corre por su cuenta.
Seven thousand, it's a deal. But I don't need the gate: fixing it is on you.
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A
Permítame: el portón se queda cuando yo me vaya, lo cual le da plusvalía a su terreno.
Hold on: the gate stays when I leave, which adds value to your land.
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B
Y a su restaurante le da clientela, vecino. ¿O sus clientes llegan a pie?
And it brings your restaurant customers, neighbor. Or do your customers arrive on foot?
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A
Hagamos el contrato de arrendamiento, y el portón lo vemos el lunes: el domingo tengo lleno el restaurante, y la calle también.
Let's draw up the rental contract, and we'll figure out the gate on Monday: on Sunday my restaurant's full, and so is the street.
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